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Category Archives: Language/Literacy

For DeafBlind, a New Way to Communicate

Posted on May 16, 2022 by TonySchmitzMay 16, 2022

Here’s a development in the DeafBlind world that New Yorker reporter Andrew Leland describes as a new language. In DeafBlind Communities May be Creating a New Language of Touch, Leland writes about ProTactile, a mode of communication that moves beyond … Continue reading →

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Beyond He/She/They

Posted on April 25, 2022 by TonySchmitzApril 25, 2022

There’s a world of personal pronouns beyond he/she/they. To name just a few: ze/zir/zirs ze/hir/hirs xe/xem/xyrs ey/em/eirs Here’s some help from LGBTQNation on navigating the sometimes tricky business of addressing patients and clients in the way they prefer. See Everything … Continue reading →

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Fighting Words: Is It Hmoob or Moob?

Posted on April 18, 2022 by TonySchmitzApril 18, 2022

Generally people think of interpretation and translation as a way to solve problems. Here’s a story from St. Paul that proves just the opposite can be true as well. In Dialect dispute has St. Paul Hmong group calling for Dai … Continue reading →

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How to Preserve Threatened Languages

Posted on February 14, 2022 by TonySchmitzFebruary 14, 2022

Having others understand the language you speak is one thing, but having your language survive in the face of globalization is another. That’s the subject that James Griffith takes on in his book, Speak Not: Empire, Identity and the Politics … Continue reading →

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Love Language, Interpreted

Posted on January 24, 2022 by TonySchmitzJanuary 24, 2022

Here’s a story from the New York Times that’s equal parts romance and practicality. In A Love Language Spoken with Hands, a gay deaf man recounts his relationships with would-be paramours who promise that for him, they will learn sign … Continue reading →

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Karen Kid’s Book Touts Outdoor Adventure

Posted on January 17, 2022 by TonySchmitzJanuary 17, 2022

Here’s another find via the excellent online immigrant/refugee news source, Sahan Journal. In this piece — After having a daughter, Reona Htoo couldn’t find children’s books in the Karen language. So she wrote one herself— St. Paul resident Htoo translates … Continue reading →

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How Language Affects Pain

Posted on December 13, 2021 by TonySchmitzDecember 13, 2021

Here’s a fascinating piece from the New York Times, Burning, Crushing, Stabbing: How Words Affect Pain — the language you use could make a difference on the pain you feel. Reporter Cameron Walker runs through a list of surprising observations … Continue reading →

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Translation Without Words

Posted on March 1, 2021 by TonySchmitzMarch 1, 2021

Not all translation depends on words, as is made clear by a New York Times obit for graphic designer and artist Rajie Cook. In 1974, Cook’s design firm was hired by the US Department of Transportation as it prepared for … Continue reading →

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